According to the request of Dr. Eng. Sherif Samra, President of the Philatelic Society of Egypt, the "THE 3RD CONTINENTAL PHILATELIC EXHIBITION” to be held at the premises of the Opera House in Cairo, Egypt from the 31st December 2015 to the 6th of January 2016, was granted the FEPA Recognition at the FEPA Congress in Athens by the unanimous approval of the 34 National Federations present.

The International Exhibition will commemorate the 150th years of the 1st Egyptian Stamp.